Lenny Rush

Actor Lenny Rush , 14, will become BBC Children in Need's first-ever child presenter when the programme airs on Friday.

The Bafta-winning actor will be joined by Ade Adepitan , Mel Giedroyc , Jason Manford , Chris Ramsey and Alex Scott for the three-hour live show.

The televised appeal starts at 19:00 GMT on Bbc One .

Children in Need has raised More Than £1bn for charities and projects since its first major appeal in 1980.

Fundraising events for this Year 's appeal have already started in the run-up to the TV broadcast, including

Kay has been challenged to travel from Leicester to Bolton - a distance of 115 Miles - over four days by foot and is due to finish on Friday at midday.

Rush, who won a Bafta for best male comedy performance for his role as Ollie in The Bbc series Am I Being Unreasonable? appeared in a Sketch Show for Children in Need Last Year .

, He Said he was nervous to be presenting this Year 's live show but " I think the excitement outweighs the nervousness".

He added: " If I'd said no, And Then I watched it That Night , I would be gutted I wasn't there. "

This Year 's televised event will also include an exclusive behind The Scenes look at the latest episode of Doctor Who , a performance from Little Mix star Leigh-Anne and a visit to Graham Norton 's notorious Big Red Chair.

BBC Children in Need airs on Bbc One and Bbc Iplayer at 19:00 on Friday.

Source of news: bbc.com